Baby, let's not start right now

'Cause I don't really want to make a mess of your heart right now

It's killing me to say what I know I should say

But I don't know the right words, time, or place

'Cause I know this is broken but we're still holding on

And the longer I wait, the more it starts to feel wrong

I wish that it was mutual, or I was just delusional

But it's gonna hurt before it heals

(And I don't think I'm ready to start)

Nobody wants to rip the band-aid off

But we can't move on 'til the bleeding stops

Nobody wants to get it over with when they're over it

Let 'em down way too soft

I hate to say it, we ain't gonna make it

But we try to fake it thinking maybe we'll save it

Nobody wants to rip the band-aid off

But we can't move on, so I guess that's on me

So I guess that's on me

(Nobody wants to, nobody wants to)

(Nobody wants to rip the band-aid off)

(Nobody wants to, nobody wants to)

(Nobody wants to rip the band-aid off)

Everybody goes through this

At some point I got to learn that it isn't worth making myself feel sick

And I wonder if what's holding us back is being happy versus taking the risk

Maybe I've been scared to have to live with the scars

And all the permanent marks it's gonna leave on your heart

I wish that it was mutual, or I was just delusional

Or that this could end before it starts

(And I don't think I'm ready to start)

Nobody wants to rip the band-aid off

But we can't move on 'til the bleeding stops

Nobody wants to get it over with when they're over it

Let 'em down way too soft

I hate to say it, we ain't gonna make it

But we try to fake it thinking maybe we'll save it

Nobody wants to rip the band-aid off

But we can't move on, so I guess that's on me

So I guess that's on me

(Nobody wants to, nobody wants to)

(Nobody wants to rip the band-aid off)

(Nobody wants to, nobody wants to)

(Nobody wants to rip the band-aid off)

Nobody wants to rip the band-aid off

But we can't move on 'til the bleeding stops

Nobody wants to get it over with when they're over it

Let 'em down way too soft

I hate to say it, we ain't gonna make it

But we try to fake it thinking maybe we'll save it

Nobody wants to rip the band-aid off

But we can't move on, so I guess that's on me

So I guess that's on me

Nobody wants to rip the band-aid off

But we can't move on 'til the bleeding stops

Nobody wants to get it over with when they're over it

Let 'em down way too soft

I hate to say it, we ain't gonna make it

But we try to fake it thinking maybe we'll save it

Nobody wants to rip the band-aid off

But we can't move on, so I guess that's on me